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v Large data-storage capacity and hot-swap capability The server supports up to four 1-inch (26 mm) slim-high, 3.5-inch, hot-swap hard disk drives in the standard hot-swap bays. With the hot-swap feature, you can add hard disk drives and remove or replace defective hard disk drives without turning off the server. v Light path diagnostics Light path diagnostics provides LEDs to help you diagnose problems. For more information, see the section about light path diagnostics in the Installation Guide and the Problem Determination and Service Guide. v PowerExecutive™ PowerExecutive is an IBM Director extension that measures and reports server power consumption as it occurs. This enables you to monitor power consumption in correlation to specific software application programs and hardware configurations. You can obtain the measurement values through the systems-management interface, and can view them using IBM Director. For more information, including the required levels of IBM Director and PowerExecutive, see the IBM Director documentation on the IBM Director CD, or see www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ibm_director /extensions. v Redundant connection The addition of an optional network interface card (NIC) provides a failover capability to a redundant Ethernet connection. If a problem occurs with the primary Ethernet connection, all Ethernet traffic that is associated with the primary connection is automatically switched to the redundant NIC. If the applicable device drivers are installed, this switching occurs without data loss and without user intervention. v Redundant cooling and power capabilities With the addition of optional fans, the redundant cooling of the fans in the server enables continued operation if one of the fans fails. The server supports up to two hot-swap power supplies, which provide redundant power for many server configurations. v ServeRAID™ support The server supports ServeRAID adapters to create redundant array of independent disks (RAID) configurations. v Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) The server supports up to four AMD Opteron dual-core microprocessors. If the server comes with only one microprocessor, you can install additional microprocessors to enhance performance and provide SMP capability. v Systems-management capabilities The server supports the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, which provides service-processor functions in addition to those that the baseboard management controller provides. When this adapter is used with the systems-management software that comes with the server, you can manage the functions of the server locally and remotely. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine also provides system monitoring, event recording, and dial-out alert capability. Note: In messages and documentation, the term service processor refers to the baseboard management controller or the optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine. Chapter 1. The System x3755 server 5

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v
Large
data-storage
capacity
and
hot-swap
capability
The
server
supports
up
to
four
1-inch
(26
mm)
slim-high,
3.5-inch,
hot-swap
hard
disk
drives
in
the
standard
hot-swap
bays.
With
the
hot-swap
feature,
you
can
add
hard
disk
drives
and
remove
or
replace
defective
hard
disk
drives
without
turning
off
the
server.
v
Light
path
diagnostics
Light
path
diagnostics
provides
LEDs
to
help
you
diagnose
problems.
For
more
information,
see
the
section
about
light
path
diagnostics
in
the
Installation
Guide
and
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
.
v
PowerExecutive
™
PowerExecutive
is
an
IBM
Director
extension
that
measures
and
reports
server
power
consumption
as
it
occurs.
This
enables
you
to
monitor
power
consumption
in
correlation
to
specific
software
application
programs
and
hardware
configurations.
You
can
obtain
the
measurement
values
through
the
systems-management
interface,
and
can
view
them
using
IBM
Director.
For
more
information,
including
the
required
levels
of
IBM
Director
and
PowerExecutive,
see
the
IBM
Director
documentation
on
the
IBM
Director
CD,
or
see
www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ibm_director
/extensions.
v
Redundant
connection
The
addition
of
an
optional
network
interface
card
(NIC)
provides
a
failover
capability
to
a
redundant
Ethernet
connection.
If
a
problem
occurs
with
the
primary
Ethernet
connection,
all
Ethernet
traffic
that
is
associated
with
the
primary
connection
is
automatically
switched
to
the
redundant
NIC.
If
the
applicable
device
drivers
are
installed,
this
switching
occurs
without
data
loss
and
without
user
intervention.
v
Redundant
cooling
and
power
capabilities
With
the
addition
of
optional
fans,
the
redundant
cooling
of
the
fans
in
the
server
enables
continued
operation
if
one
of
the
fans
fails.
The
server
supports
up
to
two
hot-swap
power
supplies,
which
provide
redundant
power
for
many
server
configurations.
v
ServeRAID
™
support
The
server
supports
ServeRAID
adapters
to
create
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
configurations.
v
Symmetric
multiprocessing
(SMP)
The
server
supports
up
to
four
AMD
Opteron
dual-core
microprocessors.
If
the
server
comes
with
only
one
microprocessor,
you
can
install
additional
microprocessors
to
enhance
performance
and
provide
SMP
capability.
v
Systems-management
capabilities
The
server
supports
the
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine,
which
provides
service-processor
functions
in
addition
to
those
that
the
baseboard
management
controller
provides.
When
this
adapter
is
used
with
the
systems-management
software
that
comes
with
the
server,
you
can
manage
the
functions
of
the
server
locally
and
remotely.
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
also
provides
system
monitoring,
event
recording,
and
dial-out
alert
capability.
Note:
In
messages
and
documentation,
the
term
service
processor
refers
to
the
baseboard
management
controller
or
the
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine.
Chapter
1.
The
System
x3755
server
5